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US 2012/0055020 A1Published application
Blade module, a modular rotor blade and a method for assembling a modular rotor blade
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsRonny STAM, Andreas Starke, Bart Veldkamp, Jendrik Meyer
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Abstract
A method for assembling a modular wind turbine rotor blade, includes aligning a first blade module and a second blade module such that a first receptacle of the first blade module and a second receptacle of the second blade module are co-axial; and forming a detachable mechanical connection between a first inlay of the first blade module and a second inlay of the second blade module using a threaded fastener that extends into the first receptacle and into the second receptacle.
Claims6
A method for assembling a modular wind turbine rotor blade, comprising:
- providing a first blade module comprising a first fiber composite body comprising a first edge and at least one first inlay extending to or near to the first edge, the first inlay comprising a first receptacle adapted to receive a threaded fastener and an anchoring portion anchored to the first fiber composite body;
- providing a second blade module comprising a second fiber composite body comprising a second edge and at least one second inlay extending to or near to the second edge, the second inlay comprising a second receptacle adapted to receive a threaded fastener and an anchoring portion anchored to the second fiber composite body;
- aligning the first blade module and the second blade module such that the first receptacle and the second receptacle are co-axial;
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- forming a detachable mechanical connection between the first inlay and the second inlay using a threaded fastener that extends into the first receptacle and into the second receptacle.
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